chess set and board with a cover?

Anyone know of a chess board and set with a cover?It would have to be a
Staunton,or traditional tournament style,but the pieces could be smaller.The
cover would prevent the f*****g cat from knocking my pieces all over the
place.I could leave a position set up,and be able to come back to it later and
study the position,instead of having to look all over the house for the missing
piece.

Thanks, Jon Neet
Bonney Lake, Wa. USA

I had this problem with our cats too. My solution was to bring out a larger
set and make sure there was a carpet on the floor. The pieces get knocked
over less often and are easy to find as they are too heavy to be batted
around.

You might also try covering the set with a large piece of aluminum foil. I
have read that cats don't like the feel of stepping on it.

"JJNeet1" wrote in message
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Anyone know of a chess board and set with a cover?It would have to be
a
Staunton,or traditional tournament style,but the pieces could be
smaller.The
cover would prevent the f*****g cat from knocking my pieces all over the
place.I could leave a position set up,and be able to come back to it later
and
study the position,instead of having to look all over the house for the
missing
piece.

Thanks, Jon Neet
Bonney Lake, Wa. USA

Neil Sullivan wrote:

You might also try covering the set with a large piece of aluminum foil. I
have read that cats don't like the feel of stepping on it.

I did seen an advice in an old Playboy magazine to put some lemon juice
on a speaker, to avoid cats damaging it (they try every thing with their
claws). It was said that cats hate the acid smell of the lemon. Maybe if
Jon "paint" the pieces with lemon juice (without sugar), the cat will
avoid it...

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Cesar A. K. Grossmann

On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 11:23:35 -0200, "Cesar A. K. Grossmann"
wrote:

Neil Sullivan wrote:

You might also try covering the set with a large piece of aluminum foil. I
have read that cats don't like the feel of stepping on it.

I did seen an advice in an old Playboy magazine to put some lemon juice
on a speaker, to avoid cats damaging it (they try every thing with their
claws). It was said that cats hate the acid smell of the lemon. Maybe if
Jon "paint" the pieces with lemon juice (without sugar), the cat will
avoid it...

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My cats carry pieces around the house and hide them. I've seen nothing
short of putting the set out of reach that will stop the beasts.

Ken

"Ken Cobb" wrote in message
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On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 11:23:35 -0200, "Cesar A. K. Grossmann"
wrote:

Neil Sullivan wrote:

You might also try covering the set with a large piece of aluminum
foil. I
have read that cats don't like the feel of stepping on it.

I did seen an advice in an old Playboy magazine to put some lemon juice
on a speaker, to avoid cats damaging it (they try every thing with their
claws). It was said that cats hate the acid smell of the lemon. Maybe if
Jon "paint" the pieces with lemon juice (without sugar), the cat will
avoid it...

[]s

My cats carry pieces around the house and hide them. I've seen nothing
short of putting the set out of reach that will stop the beasts.

Ken

Catch them in the act and squirt them with water. You won't need to do it
very many times before they get the message.

Bob Garrison wrote:

Catch them in the act and squirt them with water. You won't need to do it
very many times before they get the message.

This can work, but you incur in the risk they learning that they must be
carefull to not be caught. If they get water *only* when you are near,
then they learn to do that things when you aren't...

Is there any way to make the pieces have a really bad taste? I think
this could work. This, or putting a box over the board, protecting it...

[]s
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Cesar A. K. Grossmann

"JJNeet1" wrote in message
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Anyone know of a chess board and set with a cover?

Any travel chess set would do, although they tend to be VERY small.

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Getting a dog might help too. (Fortunately my cat shows no interest in
chess.)

"Cesar A. K. Grossmann" wrote in message
...
Bob Garrison wrote:

Catch them in the act and squirt them with water. You won't need to do
it
very many times before they get the message.

This can work, but you incur in the risk they learning that they must be
carefull to not be caught. If they get water *only* when you are near,
then they learn to do that things when you aren't...


Nah, they're not that smart. They associate the water with the
act....period.


Is there any way to make the pieces have a really bad taste? I think
this could work. This, or putting a box over the board, protecting it...

[]s
--
Cesar A. K. Grossmann

Bob Garrison wrote:

"Ken Cobb" wrote in message

My cats carry pieces around the house and hide them. I've seen nothing
short of putting the set out of reach that will stop the beasts.

Ken

Catch them in the act and squirt them with water. You won't need to do it
very many times before they get the message.


My cat would kill me if I tried that! ;-)